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People walk past teepees that are on the National Mall in
Washington as part of a protest against the Keystone pipeline. As part of its "Reject and Protect" protest, the Cowboy and Indian Alliance is organizing a weeklong series of actions by farmers, ranchers and tribes to show their opposition to the pipeline.

Archbishop Jose Gomez blesses the body of LAPD motorcycle Officer Chris Cortijo inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, where funeral services were held for Cortijo, who died after being struck by an allegedly impaired driver.

Police in Rio de Janeiro aim their guns during a violent protest in a favela next to Copacabana. Violent protests broke out in Rio's landmark beachfront district following the death of a resident last weekend during clashes with the army.

Rockets fly over the bell tower of Panagia Erithiani church during Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations on the eastern Aegean island of Chios. Thousands of handmade rockets are fired every year on Great Saturday night, before the Resurrection, by locals of the two rival churches of Agios Markos and Panagia Erithiani, in the village of Vrontados. The tradition is 125 years old, but locals say it could be even older.

Members of the Ewell St Mary's Morris Men group perform during an event to celebrate St George's Day in Leadenhall Market in the city of London. Named after the patron saint of England, St George's Day falls annually on April 23 and is England's national day.

Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers aboard the South Korean ferry Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing.

Anti-nuclear protesters, right, face off against police during a demonstration outside the ruling Kuomintang party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. The former Taiwanese opposition leader and anti-nuclear activist Lin Yi-hsiung launched a hunger strike in protest at a nearly completed nuclear facility, while some of his supporters clashed with police.

People carry the portrait of late Myanmar democracy activist Win Tin near his tomb during the funeral in Yangon. Hundreds of mourners gathered to mark the funeral of Win Tin, a former journalist and giant of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, in an outpouring of grief for one of the country's best loved champions of freedom.

A supporter of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's main opposition party, holds a placard while carrying her baby as she marches toward the office of the Gauteng province premier in Johannesburg during a protest against corruption and unemployment.

Indian security personnel and a polling official are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk on a sandy path to reach their polling station at a remote island of Assam state on the eve of the third and last phase of the Indian general election.

Pictures in the News | April 23, 2014

Wednesday’s Pictures in the News begins in Washington, where teepees are set up on the National Mall as part of a protest against the Keystone pipeline. As part of its “Reject and Protect” protest, the Cowboy and Indian Alliance is organizing a weeklong series of actions by farmers, ranchers and tribes to show their opposition to the pipeline.

Los Angeles: Archbishop Jose Gomez blesses the body of LAPD motorcycle Officer Chris Cortijo inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where funeral services were held for the officer who died after being struck by an allegedly impaired driver.

Rio de Janeiro: Violent protests broke out in Rio’s landmark beachfront district following the death of a resident last weekend during clashes with the Army in a nearby favela.

Kiev, Ukraine: Ukrainian communal workers remove a barricade near Independence Square. Russia warned that it would send troops to Ukraine if its citizens come under attack there.

Manila: Police train fire hose at protesters trying to force their way closer to the U.S. Embassy for a rally against next week’s visit of President Obama.

Yangon, Myanmar: People carry the portrait of late Myanmar democracy activist Win Tin near the activist’s as supporters gather around it during the funeral ceremony.

Add stops in England; Greece; Johannesburg, South Africa; Australia; and India to round out the report.